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  1. I’m not gay (but if I was) by

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    2026-04-01

    “Nah, Roz wouldn’t hold that against him. The guy’s a dick but he’s fair. Glad he doesn’t have to hide anymore now, they seem like a good couple. Both hot as fuck too. That wedding is gonna be fucking insane, I can’t wait.” It isn’t until Cliff finishes tying his skates and looks up, he realises that the entire locker room has fallen silent and is looking at him. “What’s up?” He asks with a confused frown.

    Cliff Marlow is a proud ally. And maybe not entirely straight.

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  2. 3 times people worry about Shane (+1 time they really don't have to) by

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    2026-04-01

    “I thought you were okay with this. With us. I know…” Shane trails off
    “Of course I’m not okay with this - he’s fucking hurting you Shane.” Yuna takes the opportunity to finally say it outright. She doesn’t hide the vitriol in her tone.
    “Wha-” Shane’s eyes get wide. Something like comprehension crosses his face. His eyes dart down to the bruise on his wrist. “Oh.” If possible, his face gets redder still. Yuna frowns. “No, mom, he’s not- uh- hurting me. Like that.”
    What? “Did somebody else give you that bruise then?” Yuna feels a bit hysterical. Has Rozanov Stockholm Syndromed her son?
    “No,” Shane grits out, “it was, uh, Ilya. It was just. You know. Like. Um.”
    And suddenly Yuna understands. She understands all too well. She understands more than she had ever wanted to about her son.
    "Oh."

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  3. Pour Decisions by

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    2026-03-31

    Hayden Pike and his group chat of coworkers are pretty sure their new manager Shane has a parasocial obsession with a professional hockey player.

    He talks about him constantly, knows everything about him, watches every game, and even has candid photos of him that are definitely not available through conventional sources. So naturally, they decide to intervene to find him a man who actually knows he exists.

    Shane, for his part, has no idea what they're talking about.

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  4. all of our midnights by

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    2026-03-31

    Ilya wasn't sure what was going on. But he was quite sure that the man who appeared on his front lawn in the pouring rain was not Shane Hollander.
    He looked the same - down to the smallest detail.
    But he stood differently. Spoke differently.

    There was also the matter of the great, glowing pair of blue butterfly wings.

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  5. Rose-Colored Glasses by

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    2026-03-30

    When a poorly timed phone call and an open window leads Shane's parents to a massive misunderstanding, he's stuck pretending he's still dating Rose. Which works fine for a month, until Ilya's jealousy starts to flare and Shane's parents witness a fight entirely different from the one they have on the ice.

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    "See? Shane's probably just in the kitchen,” Yuna murmured softly, putting her purse down on the side table beside the door. “Maybe he’s—”

    “Okay, you were maybe telling me the truth,” a voice suddenly called, cutting her off before she could finish her sentence. “At least partially.”

    Yuna frowned, the deep, accented voice catching her off guard. Before she could piece together where she recognized the voice from, though, she saw Ilya Rozanov walking through her son’s apartment. He was barefoot, his hair slightly damp and his clothes casual. Sweatpants and a white T-shirt that clung to him after a shower.

    From the kitchen, David heard his sons’ voice ring out, too. “What do you mean partially?” Shane responded, gesturing at his phone as Ilya showed him something on it. “That’s exactly what I told you.”

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  6. Oh I'm Tricky But You Figured Me Out by

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    2026-03-29

    Based on a tumblr post from @notahungrywish, ending with:

    Just Shane casually assuming he'll always have to share and never be enough for Ilya and Ilya horrified to realize just how resigned Shane is to assuming Ilya will never be satisfied with him the way Shane is with Ilya.

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  7. When the World Falls Apart by

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    2026-03-28

    Ilya had always known his relationship with Hollander wouldn’t end well. 

    But even though he had been bracing himself for years, Ilya hadn’t been ready for when it all blew up in his face. 

    And he certainly hadn’t been ready for Shane’s best friend to be the detonator.

    OR: Ilya is shocked and terrified when Hayden Pike walks in on him and Shane and reacts with violence. It’s not as bad as it seems.

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    Ily's POV of World's Worst Ally (you do not need to read that first, but this will be angstier if you don’t)

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  8. The Stairwell by

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    2026-03-26

    The elevator was full. Too many people were packed in like sardines, and their suitcases just made the squeeze even more unbearable. JJ didn’t feel the need to add to it. He was six-foot-five and as wide as a brick wall. He didn’t want to be packed in there any more than they wanted to share the space with him.

    He decided to take the stairs.

    OR

    JJ takes the stairs at the exact wrong time and overhears The Phone Call™️ from Moscow. He, in canon typical fashion, does not take this well.
    (Fuck AI)

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  9. Will You Love Me (At My Worst) by

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    2026-03-21

    When Shane’s insecurities escalate after giving birth, Ilya decides to fuck him in front of the mirror.

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  10. of a certain age by

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    2026-03-21

    “Wait, I could totally see that,” Connors says. “She wears reading glasses and he’s, like, obsessed with them. Sometimes on the road, he calls her from the bathroom and I hear him begging her to put them on.” “The glasses! I heard that too.” Shit, it must be a fetish, right? She doesn’t just happen to be old. Rozy likes that she’s old. Or: Cliff figures out why Ilya’s keeping his Montreal girl a secret. She’s not a girl at all...she's an elderly woman. Or maybe an elderly man?

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  11. Freedom4Lily by

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    2026-03-21

    BREAKING NEWS: MHL star Shane Hollander photographed on his phone while out with his team in Las Vegas after a win, and the texts that can be seen suggest Montreal's 'Golden Boy' of hockey may not be the catch he's always appeared to be... [read more]

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  12. That is What Family Does by

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    2026-03-21

    “Ilya, this whole time you thought Mom was getting a cut?” Shane looked at Ilya with concern in his eyes.

    “Yes, that is normal. That is what family does.” Ilya emphasized.

    Yuna looked like she was going to be sick. “Oh, Ilya, no. That’s—that’s not normal, sweetie.”

    “Is that what your family did?” Shane asked quietly.
    ~
    OR Yuna tries to manage Ilya and it reminds him of his family.

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  13. Team Bbq! Be there at 3:00! by

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    2026-03-17

    Hayden invites Lily to the team bbq at the end of the regular season. No one is prepared for who shows up.

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  14. Shane Hollander's PDA Agenda by

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    2026-03-17

    It happens in an instant.

    Over Ilya’s shoulder, Shane sees the doctor and Wiebe give each other a look, and in a sudden bout of impatient anxiety, Shane ends up saying the words that come to ruin everything.

    “Don’t touch me.”

    The effect is instantaneous. Ilya’s hands fly to his sides, and Shane gets a front row seat as Ilya’s heart breaks before his very eyes. Eyes dimming and lips trembling in slow, painful technicolor.

    It causes Shane’s heart to break, too, and he vows, immediately, never to see such a look cross his husband’s face again.

    OR Shane embarks on a mission to heal his husband’s heart, one PDA at a time.

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  15. If They Only Knew by

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    2026-03-15

    Shane and Ilya just want to tell the world about their relationship, on their own terms. If only anyone would actually believe them.

    Or: the closet is reinforced steel, apparently.

    "I think we tried too hard," Ilya says from the opposite end of the couch, probably scrolling through the same articles as Shane. "Was easier to keep secret than we thought. I could have kissed you on center ice, and everyone would say aww, I love their…what is word again?"

    "Bromance?"

    "Yes. That."

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  16. emergency contact by

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    2026-03-13

    Vancouver General Hospital has very strict rules about workplace relationships, and Dr. Shane Hollander and Dr. Ilya Rozanov follow every single one. The only problem is that they’re married. And no one knows.

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  17. Big Bang by

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    2026-03-13

    It's the 2020-2021 season. Ottawa Centaurs forward Derek Briggs, an undrafted player from the Swedish Hockey League, is having a fantastic rookie season. He makes the team out of camp, claws his way up to the second line, lives through an almost plane crash, and has a crush on his fellow rookie that just might be reciprocated. The Centaurs might even make the playoffs.

    Then, news breaks that Shane Hollander is suing the Metros and MLH for terminating his contract after he came out to them in 2017. Derek, who played with Shane in Sweden after he was forced out of Montreal, gets a lot more popular for all the wrong reasons. The media seems to think he's the secret hockey player Hollander's dating, Crowell is breathing down his neck, and all of a sudden, Centaurs captain Ilya Rozanov has it out for him.

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  18. mixed messages by

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    2026-03-08

    Hayden: Babe. Hayden:...do you think Shane could be gay? Jackie: Definitely. Hayden: Wait, seriously? Jackie: Yeah, I’ve suspected for years. Jackie: But why do you think so all of a sudden? Hayden: Okay, we have to come back to that but. Hayden: I got a message from him that I don’t think was meant for me… Jackie: What did it say? Hayden: You’re going to make me type it out? Jackie: Hayden, you’re thirty years old. Type out the message. It can’t be that bad. Hayden: Something about missing a cock desperately.

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  19. Who Do You Love by

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    2026-03-05

    ”Shane Hollander of the Montreal Metros has been accused of homophobia after making an insensitive joke regarding gay marriage. This is especially hurtful due to its timing — following a shutout game against the New York Admirals, where Captain Scott Hunter resides as the only openly gay player in the MLH. Our insider source confirms this is not the first time Hollander has expressed his negative opinion on the LGBT+ community.
    Our team has reached out to Hollander’s representative staff and is awaiting a response.”

     
    Or: Five times Hollanov tries to come out only for nobody to believe them, and one time it sticks.

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  20. Amber Pike Has Three Dads by

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    2026-03-04

    I mean she doesn’t at least not **legally**, but definitely emotionally. But when you are getting most of your gossip out of the mouth of babes some things get lost in translation. One outsider’s perspective on how they assumed their child’s classmate had three fathers for most of the school year.

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